University of Illinois Arboretum

The University of Illinois Arboretum is a living laboratory,
with plant collections and outdoor spaces that support teaching, research, and
public service programs of several campus units. Instrumental to the Arboretum
development was the Miles C Hartley Selections Garden, dedicated in 1994 and
made possible by a bequest from Hartley family and friends. The Hartley houses
All-America Selections trials of annuals and perennials as well as displays of
AAS and Fleuroselect winners other exceptional and new flower varieties. Other
Arboretum highlights include the Noel Welcome Garden (donated by Rosann Noel),
the Hosta Society Display Garden of hundreds of hosta and shade companion
plants (a collaborative effort of the Arboretum and the Illinois Prairie Hosta
Society), the Frank Kari Walkway and native plantings, the Champaign County
Master Gardeners Idea Garden, the Japan House Tea and Dry Gardens, the
Pollinatarium, and acres of lawns and various groves. Under development are the
South Arboretum Woodlands on Windsor and Lincoln Avenues and the
Sesquicentennial Garden that will feature small flowering trees, lawns, and
hundreds of understory perennials.